Ground-base for iron fences



(No Model.)

H. BURSTBR.

GROUND BASE EOE IRON FENCES. w

No. 567,332. Patented Sept. 8, 1896.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY BURSTER, OF CINCINNATI, OIIIO.

GROUND-BASE FOR IRON FENCES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 567,332, datedSeptember 8, 1896.

Application filed September 14, 1895. Serial No. 562,579. (No model.)

To (LU 1071mm it 'nmq concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY BURSTER, a citi zen of the United States,residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Ground-llases forIron Fences, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to adjustable groundbases for iron fences; and itconsists in the novel features of construction hereinafter fullydescribed, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal side elevationof myinvention, the line-post and brace thereof being shown broken oii';Fig. 2, a transverse sectional clevation on the vertical dotted line a:a: of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a plan of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 a plan of the upperface only (with the lower portion omitted) of the ground-anchor orburied portion of the base for supporting the linepost and itsaccompanying base or narrow supporting-plate.

A represents the anchorbasc, composed of an open frame having archedbase a, slightlyinclined vertical sides orlegs a, and flat horizontaltop a, the latter having straight parallel sides and connecting theupper ends of said sides a. This frame is suitably ribbed on its innerfaces for strength and stiffness, and has a central longitudinal slot A,constructed in the thickened portion a of its said top a, as best seenin Figs. 2 and 4..

1; represents a horizontal plate or bar having pendent flanges I) alongboth its sides, whereby it fits snugly over the top a of anchor A toprevent lateral displacement or movement, but free to slidelongitudinally thereon, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2.

O is an orificed boss constructed intermediate to the opposite ends ofslide-plate B, through which a vertical bolt 0 passes upward from theslot A in the anchor-top (a a suitable nut 0 being applied thereto todetachably secure said slide-plate in a longitudinally-adjustable mannerand in the desired position on the said anehor-top.

D is a socket or eye at the fore end of slideplate 15 for receiving thelower end of the line-post (7, and E is an inclined socket or eye at therear end of said slide-plate for receiving the lower end of the inclinedlinepost brace c, the set-screws d and e, respectively, being used tosecure said line-post and brace in place in said sockets. Astrengthening-rib b is provided along the center of the upper face ofslide-plate l3, terminating at said sockets. In use the plate B formsthe base proper for the line-post and brace, and is adjustably set inplace on the slotted top of the anchor A by means of said bolt and slot,whereby a fence can be readily and accurately set vertical and in linewithout disturbing or removing the several anchorbases after oncesetting the latter and tamping them firmly in the ground. Thus after theanchors A have been once set or put in the ground the tamping of theearth around them is facilitated, as it need not be done so carefully orparticularly with regard to the lining up of the several posts above.All the posts can also be readily lined or set forward or back at anytime, and without any squaring up being necessary, in the use of mysaidlongitudinally-adjustable and flanged sliding base-plate, and alsowithout disturbing their anchor portions in the least. The lower portionof the bolt 0 is made square, Fig. 2, so that it shall engage said slotwithout turning when the nut is being adjusted.

I claim- A two-part base for a linepost and brace of iron fences, thesame consisting of a groundanehor A having a narrowlongitudinallyslotted top a with parallel, straight sides, an uprightbolt in the slot of said top, and a sliding detachable plate B,thelatter having pendent flanges I) along both its sides to engage oversaid narrow ground-base top (t and also having a central aperture ororifice therein for receiving the upper end of said bolt, and sockets ateither end for the reception of the lower ends of the said line-post andbrace, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

In testimony of which invention I have hereunto set my hand.

HENRY BURSTER.

W itnesscs:

Jenn E. Jones, K. L. BUTLER.

